Faculty & Staff

The SDSU College of Education is building an ever stronger faculty! Since August 2014, we
have added 38 new tenure-track faculty members (7 during the 2014-15 academic year,
7 during the 2015-16 academic year, 4 during the 2016-17 academic year, 4 during the
2017-18 year, 13 during the 2018-19 year, and 4 during 2019-2020 year). All of the
new hires have stellar academic credentials from many of the nation’s most prestigious
universities. With these new faculty members, the College boasts 84 tenure-track and
tenured professors, 13 full-time lecturers and 233 part-time lecturers.

Welcome New Faculty and Staff

The College of Education is excited to welcome 4 new faculty and 1 new staff member
for the 2019-2020 academic year. This talented group is a wonderful addition to the
SDSU community!

New Faculty

Eric’s areas of expertise include higher education policy implementation, community
college reform, issues of racial equity and critical policy analysis. He earned his
Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy at the University of Southern California’s Rossier
School of Education. This past year he has been in a postdoctoral role with the Center
for Urban Education. A native of Anaheim, Eric is a first-generation college student
and a proud graduate of the California State University system, attending Cal State
Fullerton for his bachelor's degree and San Diego State for his master’s. He has traveled
to 41 states — most of them by car, driving from California to Iowa then New York,
and back!

Nick’s research centers on how people learn and mathematics education. Nick earned
his Ph.D. in education in the division of Urban Schooling at UCLA, where he was a
recipient of the National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. His
advisor was Dr. Megan Franke. He is a former elementary school teacher, instructional
coach and county office coordinator, and is co-author of Young Children’s Mathematics:
Cognitively Guided Instruction in Early Childhood Education. A native of San Clemente,
Calif., Nick worked at his college radio station as an undergrad, where he met his
spouse and developed an unhealthy obsession with vinyl records.

Katy examines experiences of cultural identity silencing and decolonizing education
through school counseling practice. She is an active member of the American Counseling
Association (ACA), the Association for Counseling Supervision and Education (ACES),
and the Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP). Katy received her PhD in Counselor
Education and Supervision from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her M.Ed.
from the University at Buffalo. She also has two years of professional experience
as an elementary school counselor for the Saint Louis Public School District, and
one year as visiting faculty at the University of Montana. Originally from Jamestown,
NY, Katy enjoys dancing (hip-hop and house), hiking and Tai Chi.

Sonia’s areas of interest are disability policy, recovery-oriented mental health services
and evidence-based vocational counseling interventions for individuals with mental
illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. She worked for the California Department
of Rehabilitation as a counselor for eight years in the Oakland area, a supervisor
in San Francisco, and then district manager in San Diego before returning to school
to earn her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in 2014. Sonia has been connected with ARPE
and the Interwork Institute since attending supervisor training in 2005. She went
on to earn a certificate in rehabilitation administration here and has been teaching
as an adjunct faculty member in ARPE since 2011. The native of Sioux Falls, S.D. is
a member of the Finest City Squares club, which dances every Wednesday night in Balboa
Park. Sonia invites you to join her to learn how to square dance!

New Staff

Rachel Fine, Assistant to the Senior Associate DeanCollege of Education Office of the Dean

Rachel is the new assistant to Senior Associate Dean Karen Myers-Bowman. A San Diego native, Rachel received a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s
degree in children’s literature from SDSU. For the past two years, she has worked
as the department coordinator for the Department of Sociology. Outside of work, she
enjoys reading and library book sales; going to local street fairs, art walks and
trivia nights; and hanging out at the beach. An avid traveler, Rachel visited Italy
last summer and she is planning a trip to Scotland next year.